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This year I’m stepping it up. Pushing myself to the next level. Moving on up in the world. Rising to the challenge… I think you get the picture. The December Minimalist Challenge In December, Mrs.1500 and I completed the Minimalism Challenge in which we purged over 496 items in total from our house. It was awesome! Technically, the challenge is…

Whenever I mention any of my volunteer work, it never fails that I always get asked one question. How do you find placements or organizations to volunteer with? And I usually initially respond with “Do your research!” There are a lot of spammy volunteer organizations out there, so you definitely want to pick one that is reliable and trusted”,…

We have a tradition here in the Kingdom Of Waffles. We have this journal (See Above) that lives in our holiday decoration box, and every year, at the turn of the year, each of us write a new entry. First we read our entries from the previous year, then we write our new entries independently, only to be read 365…

So, here I sit. Writing this post, on my birthday, I just got done having a fight with my lovely wife about where our life is going, and what our next steps are. What the fuck is wrong with me? It’s my birthday, and I’m fighting with my wife over where our life is going?! How did I get here?…

My First Medical Mission I was nervous as I packed up the last bit of supplies into the duffel bag and zipped it shut. The bag was full of medical supplies, including gauze, syringes, tape, drains, among other items that I would be taking to Ayacucho, Peru to assist the team of medical professionals during our week of volunteering. …

Ahh travel… We have a saying in this house. No one remembers when things go exactly as to plan. I mean seriously, who likes a travel story that goes like this: We showed up and breezed through security. Then we boarded a flight that was completely uneventful and comfortable. Then we got to our destination, and the hotel was exactly…

The Beginning Before I jump in, I wanted to give a shout out to the Happy Philosopher, since this post was born out of a chat I had with him at last year’s FinCon. It’s funny how a simple mention of a story while talking with a friend can lead into a full on discussion about life. Thanks HP for providing…

Over the past few months, I’ve become more and more interested in the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. I’ve read several books and blogs, the philosophy just seems to make sense. The more and more I find out about it, the more and more it I realize just how much it aligns with this whole FI mindset. The Basics The main…

FinCon We are on the plane ride back home from FinCon. It’s just kind of settling in: All the great things we read, and learned. All the great people we met. All the fantastic friends that we reunited with. All the great beers that we drank. Mainly, we spent the entire time studiously listening to every possible lecture, and talking…

To the typical rebuttal to the frugal way of life, and working toward our FI plans: But, what if you get hit by a bus? Well… I did, only it was a car. This is Part 6 of the on-going saga. You can catch up on Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5. Recap Last time we…